There are four Saturdays and five Sundays in the month of March 2026. In this way the stock market will remain closed for nine days. Apart from these nine days of holidays, there are three big festivals in March, due to which there will be no trading in the market. During this period, all the segments from equity to commodity, derivatives, currency market will remain closed. Let us know which are these trading holidays:-

• There will be a holiday of Holi on 3rd March, which is one of the biggest festivals of India.
• Ram Navami will be a holiday on 26th March.
• There will be a holiday of Shri Mahavir Jayanti on 31st March.

In this way the market will remain closed for 12 days. Generally, there are not so many days of holidays in the Indian stock market.

Will the market be closed or open on the day of Holika Dahan?

There will be a holiday in the market on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 on the occasion of Holi. This holiday coincides with Holika Dahan. The stock market will be open on March 4, when colors will be playing in most parts of the country. Normal trading will resume in Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange on March 4. The market will open as usual at 9:15 am and will remain open till 3:30 pm.

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Stock market holidays: The Indian stock market will be closed for a total of 8 days in the month of July. These include Saturday and Sunday holidays. Apart from weekends, there is no separate holiday this month. The stock market is usually closed on Saturday and Sunday. According to the NSE trading holiday list, the next holiday of 2025 will be on August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day. After this, there will be a holiday of Ganesh Chaturthi on August 27. There are 14 trading holidays in the year 2025.

Let’s take a look at the holiday list in the stock market-

• August 15- Independence Day/Parsi New Year
• August 27- Ganesh Chaturthi
• October 2- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra
• October 21- Diwali Lakshmi Pujan
• October 22- Diwali Balipratipada
• November 5- Prakash Guruparva Sri Guru Nanak Dev
• December 25- Christmas

Why is ‘Muhurta trading’ kept for 1 hour?

However, on 21 October, a special trading session will be kept for one hour on the occasion of Diwali as this day is considered auspicious. It is also called ‘Muhurta Trading’. It is believed that during this period, wealth and prosperity remains throughout the year. This tradition has been going on for a long time, in which a large number of investors participate. Under this tradition that has been going on for the last 69 years, the stock market opens between 6-7 pm on the day of Diwali. During this period, trading is done in all segments like equity, commodity derivatives, browing, equity fuetures and options and security lending.

Banks holiday in July

Banks will also be closed for 13 days in July. There will be no work in 7 more days in addition to the 4 Sundays and the second-fourth Saturdays of the month. Under the RBI’s Negotiable Instruments Act, banks will have a holiday in view of local festival and religious festivals in many different states. However, during this time customers can take help of online banking.

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Stock market holiday this week: Usually the Indian stock market is closed on the national holiday. The market will be closed for three days between April 28 and May 4 this week, including special days like Labor Day and Maharashtra Day. The holiday in the stock market is different from banks or public holidays. Therefore, trading in the market is not due to holiday in the market on a particular day.

The stock market is closed on May 1 as Maharashtra Day is on this day. In 1960, Maharashtra separated and came into existence. Both Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) are in Mumbai, so there is a holiday in the market on this day.

Three days holiday this week

Apart from this, the stock market will remain closed on 3 and 4 May this week as Saturday and Sunday. On April 30, the stock market will not be closed on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. The word “Akshay” means “infinite” or “never low,” and “Tritiya” means the third lunar day. It falls on the third day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh in the Hindu calendar.

Let us know the complete list of stock market holidays in India for 2025:
Mahashivaratri – 26 February, 2025 (Wednesday)
Holi – March 14, 2025 Friday
Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid)-March 31, 2025 (Monday)
Mahavir Jayanti – April 10, 2025 (Thursday)
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti – April 14, 2025 (Monday)
Good Friday – April 18, 2025 (Friday)
Maharashtra Day – May 01, 2025 (Thursday)
Independence Day – August 15, 2025 (Friday)
Ganesh Chaturthi – August 27, 2025 (Wednesday)
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti/Dussehra – October 02, 2025 (Thursday)
Diwali Laxmi Puja – October 21, 2025 (Tuesday)
Diwali Balipratipada – October 22, 2025 (Wednesday)
Prakash Gurpurb Sri Guru Nanak Dev – 05 November 2025 (Wednesday)
Christmas – December 25, 2025 (Thursday)
Muhurta trading will be held on October 21, 2025 Tuesday.

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